10 years on, families of Sewol tragedy victims fight for answers


File photo of maritime police searching for missing passengers in front of the South Korean ferry 'Sewol' which sank off Jindo April 16, 2014. - Reuters

SEOUL: Every April, as the streets of South Korea are carpeted with the delicate pink petals of falling cherry blossoms, Kim Soon-sil feels an unbearable sadness.

The pink flowers remind her of her daily routine 10 years ago, when she would walk her 17-year-old daughter Jin Yun-hee home from school and they would chat about the latter’s day at school.

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